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HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 11631.

385 A.2d 744 (1978)

Walter R. HAWKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 11, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Sussman, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Cheryl M. Long, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and E. Laurence Barcella, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and YEAGLEY and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Convicted of armed kidnapping, armed rape, armed robbery, and carrying a pistol without a license, appellant primarily contends on appeal that the trial court erred in allowing appellant to waive his Sixth Amendment right to jury trial without a sufficient inquiry to determine whether the waiver was knowingly and voluntarily made.1 We agree and reverse.

Appellant was accused of raping and robbing two women...

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